The War on Drugs Breeds Crafty Traffickers Politicians often escalate drug war rhetoric to show voters that they are doing something. But it is rare to ignore generations of lessons as President Trump did earlier this month when he announced his su…

Technology. Blackberry modified to 'help drug cartels' The chief executive of a company that created highly-secure smartphones allegedly used by some of the world's most notorious criminals has been indicted. Canadian-based Phantom Secure made "te…

Albanien. Police Seize Largest Cocaine Haul in Albanian History Albanian police said Wednesday that they seized 613 kilograms of cocaine that arrived from Colombia in a shipment of bananas. (OCCRP - The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Pro…

Niederlande. Netherlands becoming a narco-state, warn Dutch police Officers say many victims do not report incidents and organised gangs have a free rein The Netherlands is starting to resemble a narco-state with the police unable to combat the e…

Mexiko. Inside the Mexican towns that produce America’s heroin MEXICO CITY — Journalists in Mexico, foreign and domestic, tend to keep drug cartels at arm's length. Narco bosses like to stay out of the news. Several Mexic…

Irland. Dublin's dead men walking: 29 on death list in brutal gangland war In the most violent gangland feud in Irish criminal history they are Dublin’s dead men walking. As one international crime gang headed up by a Dublin drug smuggler s…